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Oliver Stone
Director, Screenwriter / 1946 -
Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Oliver Stone is responsible for the hit films Platoon, Scarface, Born on the Fourth of July and Natural Born Killers.
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(1946-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Preston Sturges
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1898 - 1959
Preston Sturges is regarded as the first Hollywood figure to successfully move from screenwriting to directing his own scripts.
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(1898-1959)
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Quentin Tarantino
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1963 -
Quentin Tarantino jolted onto the Hollywood scene with his screenplay for True Romance, before directing the early 1990s films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
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(1963-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Jacques Tati
Film Actor, Director / 1907 - 1982
Jacques Tati was a French comedic actor and film director who is well-remembered for his signature character Monsieur Hulot, a gentle, pipe-smoking man.
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(1907-1982)
Film Actor, Director
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Julie Taymor
Artist, Director, Playwright / 1952 -
Director, playwright and designer Julie Taymor was the creative force behind Broadway’s The Lion King, and is a director of theater, opera and film.
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(1952-)
Artist, Director, Playwright
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Julien Temple
Director / 1953 -
Julien Temple is an English filmmaker and music video director who began his career directing the Sex Pistols documentary The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1979).
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(1953-)
Director
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Justin Theroux
Actor, Director, Screenwriter / 1971 -
American actor and director Justin Theroux is known for his role on the TV series Strangers with Candy, as well as film roles in Tropic Thunder, Your Highness and Wanderlust, among several other productions.
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(1971-)
Actor, Director, Screenwriter
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Billy Bob Thornton
Film Actor, Director / 1955 -
Billy Bob Thornton is an actor who has appeared in such films as Monster's Ball and who wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade.
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(1955-)
Film Actor, Director
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François Truffaut
Film Critic, Director, Producer / 1932 - 1984
French director François Truffaut established the New Wave movement in film. He won an Oscar for his 1972 film, Day for Night.
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(1932-1984)
Film Critic, Director, Producer
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Dalton Trumbo
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1976
Dalton Trumbo was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and forced to work under various pseudonyms.
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(1905-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter
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Stanley Tucci
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1960 -
Stanley Tucci is an actor, perhaps best known for playing Julia Child's husband in Julie & Julia, as well as his Oscar-winning performance in The Lovely Bones.
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(1960-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Peter Ustinov
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright / 1921 - 2004
Peter Ustinov was an English actor, writer and director who is known for his Oscar-winning performances in Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).
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(1921-2004)
Academic, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist, Playwright
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Melvin Van Peebles
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1932 -
Melvin Van Peebles was a filmmaker and auteur who pioneered the "blaxsploitation" genre of African American action films in the 1970s.
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(1932-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Gus Van Sant
Director / 1952 -
Gus Van Sant, the American director known best known for the blockbuster hit Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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(1952-)
Director
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Luchino Visconti
Director / 1906 - 1976
Luchino Visconti was a film director whose films presented a realistic treatment of individuals caught in the conflicts of modern society.
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(1906-1976)
Director
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John Waters
Director, Screenwriter / 1946 -
Filmmaker, director and writer John Waters, sometimes called the "King of Bad Taste" or the "Pope of Trash," has built a reputation for shocking his audiences.
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(1946-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Damon Wayans
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer / 1960 -
Damon Wayans is an African-American comedian who appeared on the sketch comedy show In Living Color.
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(1960-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer / 1958 -
Comedian and actor Keenen Ivory Wayans hosted his own late night show, The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. His famous siblings are Damon, Shawn, Marlon and Kim.
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(1958-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer
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Orson Welles
Film Actor, Director / 1915 - 1985
Orson Welles wrote, directed and starred in the film Citizen Kane, among others, which remains one of the most influential films ever made.
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(1915-1985)
Film Actor, Director
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Wim Wenders
Director / 1945 -
Wim Wenders is a German film director who, along with Fassbinder and Herzog, was one of the principal members of the New German Cinema of the 1970s.
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(1945-)
Director
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Samuel West
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1966 -
Samuel West is a British actor best known for his roles in the films Howards End, Notting Hill, Van Helsing and Hyde Park on Hudson.
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(1966-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director
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Billy Wilder
Director, Producer / 1906 - 2002
Billy Wilder is best known for the many films he directed and produced, like Some Like It Hot.
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(1906-2002)
Director, Producer
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Ed Wood
Director / 1924 - 1978
Filmmaker and novelist Ed Wood is famous for his low-budget films of the 1950s like Plan 9 From Outer Space, which are celebrated today as sheer camp.
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(1924-1978)
Director
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William Wyler
Director / 1902 - 1981
William Wyler was an Oscar-winning film director known for such films as Ben Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives.
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(1902-1981)
Director
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Frank Zappa
Director, Songwriter, Guitarist, Music Producer / 1940 - 1993
Musician Frank Zappa made more than 60 albums during his career. Flouting convention and fusing musical genres, Zappa's music was often politically charged and intentionally shocking.
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(1940-1993)
Director, Songwriter, Guitarist, Music Producer
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Franco Zeffirelli
Director / 1923 -
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is known for his authentic set designs and Shakespeare film adaptations, including 1967’s The Taming of the Shrew.
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(1923-)
Director
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Benh Zeitlin
Director, Screenwriter / 1982 -
Benh Zeitlin is an American filmmaker best known for his critically-acclaimed 2012 film, Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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(1982-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Robert Zemeckis
Director, Producer / 1952 -
Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis is behind Romancing the Stone, the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump, Tales from the Crypt and Cast Away.
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(1952-)
Director, Producer
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Fred Zinnemann
Director / 1907 - 1997
Director Fred Zinnemann’s films were known for their realistic characters and atmosphere. He won an Oscar for his 1953 film From Here to Eternity.
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(1907-1997)
Director
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Rob Zombie
Director, Singer / 1965 -
Singer-filmmaker Rob Zombie has delighted and shocked audiences with his horror-rock music and his scary, violent films.
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(1965-)
Director, Singer